Engineers Ireland

Overview

The primary objective of the course is to teach you the basic commands necessary for professional 2D drawing, design and drafting using AutoCAD.

Course Content

• Start AutoCAD, navigate the user interface, access menus, dialog boxes, toolbars / tool palettes/ribbons and on-line help, set parameters for a drawing session
• Create drawings files, open existing drawings, save changes to existing drawings and exit AutoCAD
• Use templates to create new drawings files that contain standard settings, customize AutoCAD drawing settings, calculate size of drawings area and use drawing aids
• Use layer to control the colour, line type and visibility of objects in drawings
• Use display commands and control the view of objects displayed in the drawing window
• Use AutoCAD draw commands to create objects that can be edited or modified
• Use object snaps to reference specific locations on selected objects and ensure quality and accuracy in the drawing process
• Use AutoCAD modify commands to simplify the drawing process, increase drawing productivity and logically structure and avoid repetitive drawing
• Use inquiry commands to provide database information for selected objects, display the status of the drawing and document the time that is spent working on the drawing
• Use a number of annotation techniques to present text, dimensions, notes and titles to drawings
• Place dimensions in drawings that conform to local and national standards
• Use blocks to combine organize and manipulate several objects as a single object and use them to reduce drawing file size
• Plot drawings onto paper at different scales and use layouts to prepare drawing sheets with scaled viewports to enhance the plotting process

Learning objectives

• Become familiar with AutoCAD user interface
• Understand the fundamentals concepts and features of AutoCAD
• Use the precision drafting tools in AutoCAD to develop accurate technical drawings
• Present drawings in a detailed and visually impressive manner
• Develop a level of confidence using AutoCAD through hands-on experience

Who should attend